ALINA
I was still a little breathless from dancing. I didn't know what to say for a moment.
I shook my head, wanting to step out of his arms. "I won't need those services."
"You're really certain?" he asked, tilting his head.
"I have Luca."
Ethan's lips twisted. "And will he obey without question like I will?"
Something in his tone made me stop and think.
"Or," he continued, "will he fight you every step of the way? Will he remind you that he is in control, that you belong to him?"
The words sent an uncomfortable chill down my spine.
I thought of Luca, the way he had looked at me earlier, the way he had walked away with Victoria like it was nothing, like I was nothing.
And I thought of his words, the ones he had thrown at me before we left for the ceremony.
